Abstract: A rear view mirror for a motor vehicle comprising a two-way mirror in which a tinted glass plate is mounted flush against a housing on one side with a rim bracket designed to keep out all light. The housing incorporates instruments and devices to show information by LED's including a digital clock, and a radar detector.

Abstract: An improved rear view mirror which may contain any of a wide variety of indicator instruments such as a clock, speedometer, etc. Use of this improved mirror improves driving safety in that the driver does not have to divert his attention and visual eye contact downward to see a normal instrument cluster. Instruments are easily connected and installed and, if necessary, removed by means of removable back plate and sliding pressure contacts. The instruments may be illuminated for ease of night time viewing.

Abstract: There is disclosed a cup dispenser which employs a cam actuated cup accommodating and release assembly. A cam ring employs four cam surfaces about the periphery thereof. Each cam surface is associated with a flexible rocker arm. The cam ring is rotatably mounted within a dispenser housing and upon rotation of the ring by means of an associated lever, the rocker arms are moved inwardly or outwardly according to the diameter and dimensions of a cup to be accommodated. The position of the cam ring in regard to the rocker arm is predetermined according to fixed graduations associated with the lever mechanism. The rocker arms have a unique surface configuration which coacts with the cups to enable the top most cup to be withdrawn, while simultaneously exerting a counter force on succeeding cups within the stack. The force is in a direction to retain these cups within the housing, thus facilitating the removal of one cup at a time.

Abstract: A vertical-blind-like modular assembly, in which each of the blinds may be individually replaced in situ without disassembling the entire assembly, and in which the plurality of blinds making up the assembly will maintain their substantially parallel alignment even during attempted pivotal movement while an obstruction prevents such pivotal movement of any one of the plurality of blinds, includes a spring biased slip clutch member which is common to all of the blinds. Each of the blinds is respectively removably mountable on a blind carrier by means of a blind holder which includes a hook-like portion insertable through an aperture in the blinds. When a fabric blind is used, the aperture may be reinforced by use of an insert having an aperture which is alignable with the aperture in the blinds. Each blind carrier includes a bevel gear arrangement which is keyed to a common shaft which is, in turn, driven by a common worm gear arrangement cooperable with the common slip clutch.

Abstract: A napkin dispenser is fabricated from plastic by means of conventional injection molding or other techniques. The dispenser comprises a first and second housing sections which are pivotally coupled by means of a hinge member partially formed on the bottom surface of each housing. Each section contains a napkin accommodating hollow which interfaces with a dispensing aperture on a front wall of the housing. Located between the napkin accommodating hollow and the bottom wall of the housing is a cantilever platform which has first and second recesses. The recesses of one housing are offset with respect to recesses contained in the associated housing on a similar platform. A first plastic spring member has two arcuate arms which are secured within recesses of one housing. A second plastic spring member of a similar configuration has two respective arms which are associated with the recesses in the other housing.

Abstract: A wall bracket has a relatively planar back surface with first and second side walls extending therefrom at a given angle. The bracket has a closed bottom surface and a longitudinal slot is formed between the side walls. A clip mechanism has a back surface adapted for mounting on a dispenser and has two depending side walls extending therefrom at a given angle. The clip mechanism is slideably mounted in the wall bracket mechanism and based on the tapers of the side walls, can be pulled through the slot in the wall bracket to thus prevent damage to either bracket or the dispenser assembly.

Abstract: An improved rear view mirror which may contain any of a wide variety of indicator instruments such as a clock, speedometer, etc. Use of this improved mirror improves driving safety in that the driver does not have to divert his attention and visual eye contact downward to see a normal instrument cluster. Instruments are easily connected and installed and, if necessary, removed by means of removable back plate and sliding pressure contacts. The instruments may be illuminated for ease of night time viewing.